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The Day's Top Energy and Climate Headlines Curated by the Editors of InsideClimate News

January 2, 2013


When Fracking Came to Suburban Texas
Guardian

Colorado Oil, Gas Regulators Complete New Draft Rules
AP

United Kingdom: Extreme Weather to Blame for £1.3B Loss
Scotsman

Bark Beetles Invading High-Elevation Forests
Summit County Citizens Voice

December 31, 2012


Runaway Oil Rig Off Alaska Under Control, Shell Says
New York Times

Gov. O'Malley Signs Executive Order on Flooding, Sea Level Rise
The Star Democrat

EPA Nominee Would Face Uncertain Path
The Hill

EPA Faces Legal Battles, Might Take Easy Confirmation Road
Reuters

California Sets 'Record' For Winter Solar Power Generation
ReWire

Dust Bowl Memories Stir Across the U.S. Great Plains
Reuters

Kyoto Climate Change Treaty Sputters to a Sorry End
CBC News

2013: A Tipping Year for Climate Change?
NPR

Global Warming Research Eyes ‘Runaway’ Ice Melt
Summit County Citizens Voice

Coal Giant Peabody Drops Clean Energy Claim
DotEarth

Refiners Beating Exxon Join Pipeline Boom for Lost Margin
Bloomberg

Kinder Morgan Takes Its Case for a Pipeline to the People
Vancouver Sun

Mississippi Receding Faster Than Expected, Shippers Say
Bloomberg

Shale Gas Revolution Spurs Wave of New U.S. Steel Plants
Bloomberg

Tokyo Electric Sued by U.S. Sailors Exposed to Radiation
Bloomberg

Electric Car Sales in UK Expected to Double in 2013 as Prices Start to Fall
Guardian

December 26, 2012


Grinch Takes Anti-Keystone XL Message to Nebraska Governor
Lincoln Journal Star

Global Warming on West Antarctic Ice Sheet 3 Times the Global Average
The San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center

‘Fracking’ Overtakes ‘Climate Change’ in Google Searches
Reuters

2012 Climate Change News That Made Headlines This Year
LiveScience

Texas Man Takes Last Stand Against Keystone XL Pipeline
NPR

Enbridge Says Work on New Dilbit Pipeline Delayed Until Spring
AP

Russian Oil Pipeline to the Pacific Goes into Service
Deutsche Welle

Wind Farm Projects Looking Up in Maine, Despite Tax Credit Expiration
AP

December 21, 2012


U.S. Ruling on Keystone XL Pipeline Could Slip Again, Analyst Says
Reuters

Obama to Nominate Kerry for Secretary of State
Wall Street Journal

Fewer Americans Say Their Actions Can Slow Climate Change
New York Times

New England States Avert Grid Upgrades Thanks to Energy Efficiency
SustainableBusiness

Coal’s Backup Plan: Ignite It Underground
Midwest Energy News

Census: Oil-and-Gas Heavy North Dakota is Fastest-Growing State
The Hill

Oil Prices Drop as US Budget Talks Stall Less Than 2 Weeks Before ‘Fiscal Cliff’
Washington Post

House Natural Resources Subcommittee to Sharpen Focus on Environmental Reviews
The Hill

Huge Expansion of U.S. Protection for N. Calif. Waters Proposed
Los Angeles Times

December 20, 2012


Power Company AEP Loses Some of Its Appetite for Coal
New York Times

Texas Landowner: Judge Delays TransCanada Hearing
AP

U.S. Unveils Plan to Manage Huge Alaskan Oil Reserve
Reuters

Obama Energy Chief Backs Effort to Encourage Renewable Investments
The Hill

Wind Tax Credit Debate Simmers Amid Ongoing ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Talks
Midwest Energy News

German Cabinet Agrees to Expand Power Grid Faster
Reuters

Terminating Climate Change
Politico

Dems Seek Climate Vote On Post-Sandy Aid Bill
The Hill

EIA: Threat of Losing Tax Credit Drives Wind Installations
The Hill

Oil Sands Group Reverses Funding Cut to Alberta Environmental Agency
Edmonton Journal

December 19, 2012


Sen. Boxer Firms Up Plans for Weekly 'Climate Change Clearinghouse'
The Hill

Fracking Health Impact Study Details Requested By New York Environmental Groups
AP

Enterprise to Expand Seaway Pipeline to 850,000 Bpd
Financial Post

City in Colorado Is Sued Over a Drilling Ban
New York Times

Despite Opposition, Enbridge Doubles Down on Gateway
The Globe and Mail

American Oil Growing Most Since First Well Signals Independence
Bloomberg

Canada Coal Mining Expansion Prompts Fears of Pollution Flowing into Montana
Missoulian

Climate Change Already Playing Out in West, Report Says
Deseret News

U.S. Boosts Import Duties on Chinese Wind-Energy Firms
Bloomberg

Defense Bill Preserves Military Biofuels Program
The Hill

San Francisco Suburb Votes for Low-Carbon Community
SustainableBusiness.com

Britain Sets Five-Year Plan to Spur Solar, Biomass Energy
Reuters

December 18, 2012


Montana Land Board Approves Keystone XL Pipeline Lease
AP

TransCanada Factoring Politics into Plans for New Pipelines
The Canadian Press, Financial Post

EPA to Probe Lisa Jackson's Email Account
Politico

GOP Governors Urge Obama to Abandon ‘Fracking’ Rule
The Hill

New U.S. Secretary of State Shouldn't Change Keystone Odds, Says TransCanada
Reuters

Oil, Gas Drilling Rile U.S. West's Energy Embrace
Environmental Health News

Is Obama’s Secretary of Energy List Shortening?
The Washington Post

Pollution from Car Emissions Killing Millions in China and India
Guardian

What's Your Meme? Changing the Climate Change Conversation
NYT Green

December 17, 2012


Pro-Nuclear Conservative Party in Japan Wins Election
AFP

IPCC Leak Shows More Evidence That Humans Cause Global Warming
Bloomberg

It’s Official: Harper Government Withdraws from Kyoto Climate Agreement
Postmedia News

E.P.A. Sets a Lower Limit for Soot Particles in the Air
New York Times

Is EPA's Soot Rule a Sign for the Second Term?
Politico

Kerry To Be Nominated for Secretary of State
ABC News

Gov. Heineman Expected to Make Keystone XL Decision in Next Few Weeks
Nebraska Radio Network

Keystone XL Pipeline Decisions Before the Montana Land Board
Public News Service

NWF Wants Closer Look at Keystone XL Pipeline
UPI

Canada Quits Kyoto, but Toronto Lumbers on to Cope with Climate Change
E&E Daily, sub req'd

Japanese Oil Sands Project Approved After 34-Year Wait
Calgary Herald

Coast Guard: Oil Leak in Staten Island Waters Mostly Confined
AP

Spectators To Be Barred from Enbridge Pipeline Hearings in Victoria
Vancouver Sun

Montana Governor: Oil and Gas Boom Could Fund Clean Energy
Reuters

Texas Company's Challenge to Proposed EPA Greenhouse Gas Rules Nixed
Houston Chronicle

Climate Change Pits Sioux Against Barges for Scarce Water
Bloomberg

In California, Scientists Get Glimpse at Sea Level Rise
North County Times

Area Burned by U.S. Wildfires Expected to Double by 2050
Climate Central

December 14, 2012


Texas Judge Lifts Order That Halted Work On Keystone XL Pipeline
Los Angeles Times

Seven States Want to Sue for Fracking-Related Air Quality
Washington Times

Poll: Science Doubters Say World Is Warming
AP

Industry, Green Groups Brace for Soot Rule
The Hill

Enbridge Pipeline Proposal Heading Toward Showdown Over First Nations Rights
The Canadian Press

Protests Ahead of Wash. Coal Terminal Hearing
AP

Doctors Urge U.S. to Block Gas Export Terminals
New York Times

Colorado River Water Supply to Fall Short of Demand, Study Says
Los Angeles Times

Fukushima Operator Tepco Admits Culpability
Guardian

December 13, 2012


Exxon Mobil Predicts Surge in Electricity From Nuclear & Natural Gas at the Expense of Coal
Houston Chronicle

Fracking For Shale Gas Gets Green Light in UK
Guardian

Northern Gateway: Scrutiny of Enbridge Moves Beyond Potential Spills
Globe and Mail

TransCanada Says Oil Forecasts Support Keystone XL
Reuters

Wind Industry Floats Tax Phaseout Plan
The Hill